The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-04
ALL ABOUT CANCERS
Distinguished Men Who Have
Had Throat Troubles.
is THE DISEASE HEREDITARY?
There is No Reason to Suppose
Smoking VIII Cause Cancer
Its Fearful Ravages.

The illness of the Crown Prince OF
Germany from cancer in the throat re-
minds the public of the great suffering
of General Grant, and renews popular
! interest IN the discussion of this fatal
disease. Such prominent men being
affected by it makes the disease proml-
nent. When Senator Hill and General
Grant died of it the theory was quite
general that it was the result of too free
use of that noXious weed, tobacco.
/ When it was announced that Colonel
! Robert G. Ingersoll was threatened
with the disease, it was the belief of
many pious people that it was the direct
Judgment of the Lord. In a con-
| versation with DR.. r. Carroll Nor
! gan, of this city, a Star reporter
! learned that Colonel IngersCn had no
| cancer, and that tobacco is not the rad
ical cause of cancer. The trouble with
| Colonel Ingersoll's throat was first dis
covered by DR.. Morgan twelve months
| before it went out to the world that a
Judgment" had come upoc the agnos-
| teal Ingersoll. In December, 1885, DR..
!
| ngeJsoll's throat and told him of it. 1t
was then not easily discovered, and
| other doctors who examined the throat
about the same time reported that they
| failed TO find anything of the sort. DR..
! Morgan made a drawing of the tumOr
as he saw it with his laryngOscope. Two
or three months later some of the New
| York doctors discovered the tumOr.
Colonel Ingersoll was then thoroughly
frightened, as is shown by telegram
sent by him to DR.. Morgan from New
York to be in his office at IL clock
the next day, when the colonel would
be there to consult him. The tone of the
dispatch shows how anxious he was,
and might be construed by sOEe to in
dictate that the colonel shared the belief
of his pious critics that there was a
Judgment"
DR.. Morgan says OF the tumor that it
was a simple tumor, such as he has
frequently removed with perfect sue
cess. and was not a cancer at all.
Colonel IDgersoll was going to Europe
to consult tie best surgical skill there
He got from DR.. Morgan the address of
DR.. Mackenzie, the same who las been
consulted as TO the Crown Prince S
throat, who is d personal friend of DR. |
Morgan. He telegraphed to Dr. Mac /
Kenzie, who replied mat he could not |
be IL London at the time designated. |
The boycott conspiracy" cases in New |
York prevented Colonel IDgersoll's go
ing to Europe.
He then invited DR. Morgan to &C
company him to the Adlrondacks, and
operate on the tum0r. THIS DR.. Morgans
engagements prevented his accepting
L do not know how Colonel Inger-
D o..
porter, but he had no cancer. 1t was
such tumor as could be removed with
out extraordinary trouble"
The doctor talked very interestingly
with the Star reporter about cancers,
prominent men who had them, and
those VINO thought they had. Being
specialist i'll throat diseases many such
cases came under his observation.
Cancer" he said, sis not as common
IS you may suppose. 1t has been talked |
about much because of some great men
being attacked by it. Great men are
] OF particularly subject to it. A buck
'ter is even more apt to have it. Can
,er seems TO be more common now be- S
cause we know more about it, and the \
,ase of General Grant attracted so
much attention. There are at.least a L
hundred cases of consumption to one d
II cancer of the throet. When such il
vide publicity was given to General t.
grants symptoms it caused a regular ii
yanic amsng public men who talked
II smoked a great deal and thought they n
night have cancer. Many rushed off Il
I once to have their Threats examined.
oeOpie who never thought of such q C
hing before had their tnroats looked
lto. 1t put considerable money in the
pockets of the doctors. 1t would as.
onish you to know how many public
sen stopped smoking altogether or
their supply of cigars.
There was one Senator-tne successor
D one Of The members of Mr.. Cleye- n
lnd's Cabinet-Who was an Inveterate
mOker, became convinced that bs had
cancer in his throat, and lived life
t torture for a few months. There is
robably not another man in this conn 81
Y who smoked as much as this Sen
tor did. There was but one brand of v
garS that was strong enough for him.
ny ordinary cigar would be nothing OF
lore than stick TO him, and it was
cry seldom he found man willing To is
nOke one of his cigars. ALI during
rants last illness he was under treat
ent. There was little sore place in VI
IS throat that l was very confident was
~ OohCC4g OAb, VI COulSCt L GOull NOT | 81
y positively at the first glance. [ told
m that 1t was probably nothing at all ne
be alarmed at. But he thought it a
Dcer, and was wild about il. He
anted me to state at once what it was.
thing no man could do; but after gu
atGhing 1t closely, was soon able to
sure him that he had no cancer.
lich he was very reluctant to b heye, tic
eanwhile General Grant died
ID the first thing l knew the SUI
nato4 was making campaign
eeches in the open air, and he il
w free from all apprehension. lie is
ly one of the most conspicuous of sti
any. Many members ana Seoac0rs an
We throat trouble, but not cancer,
me are apprehensiVe; others never The
pear to think of cancer. One OF Mr.. sti
Cabinet has had throat I
'uble for long time, but don't be- WI
We he has ever thought OF its beng ma
lcerous. If he has, he has never
it. There is no danger of
1cer ia his case"
sit true that smoking cigars causes \
loer?" Ala
Hardly. Excessive smoking. as ex rec